DIC Entertainment: Difference between revisions

On July 23, 2008, DIC closed its doors and was acquired by the Canadian [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar Entertainment]] and became a wholly-owned subsidiary. Months later, [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar]] decided to take over and the studio was folded into Cookie Jar (later "[[DHX Media]]", now "[[WildBrain]]"). Currently, most of the DIC library is owned by WildBrain after its acquisition of [[DHX Cookie Jar|Cookie Jar Entertainment]], with the following exceptions: ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''Dinosaucers'', ''Stunt Dawgs'' and ''The Karate Kid'' (owned by [[Sony Pictures Television]]), ''Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling'' (owned by [[WWE Originals|WWE]]), ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' (the first three seasons were produced by DIC and the remainder of the series was produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]]; the series is owned by [[Warner Bros. Entertainment]] via [[Turner Entertainment Co.]]), ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' (owned by [[Bagdasarian Productions]]), ''ALF: The Animated Series'' and ''ALF Tales'' (owned by [[Alien Productions]]; the holding company for the ''ALF'' franchise with distribution rights currently handled by [[Shout! Factory]]), the 1989 adaptation of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' (owned by [[Hasbro]]), ''Kissyfur'' (owned by [[NBCUniversal Syndication Studios]]), ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'' and ''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures'' (owned by [[MGM Television]]), ''Where's Wally?'' (known as ''Where's Waldo?'' in the US; owned by [[Mattel Television]] via [[HIT Entertainment]]), ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (owned by [[Toei Animation]]), and ''Camp Candy'' (the first two seasons were produced by DIC and the third season was produced by [[Saban Entertainment]]), ''Meet the Deedles'', ''Genius'', and the 1999 live-action ''Inspector Gadget'' film and its sequel (both owned by [[Walt Disney Pictures|The Walt Disney Studios]]).